site.btaRomania's Petrom to Install Charging Stations for Electric Cars at Its Fuel Stations in Bulgaria

February 7 (BTA) - Petrom, the leader of the Romanian fuel distribution market, announced plans to install charging stations for electric cars at 30 petrol stations in Romania and Bulgaria in the next two years, said the Economica.net e-zine for business news.

Petrom, which manages the largest fuel distribution network in Romania and has gas stations in Moldova, Serbia and Bulgaria, will start installing electric car charging stations, as stated by, director responsible for downstream oil division within the company.

Petrom director Radu Caprau said that they have already chosen the equipment provider but would not name it for reasons of confidentiality.

He also said that the gas stations will charge motorists for the charging.

The company will likely install one or more such stations in each gas station, depending on demand.

Currently, the company has only one electric charging station, in an OMV gas station in Bucharest.

Petrom manages a network of petrol stations of about 700 stations in the four markets under the brands Petrom and OMV. It has 93 OMV stations in Bulgaria. LN/

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